Gerald Massey's Lectures - Society in evolution - Awardspace

few superiors. His interests and incentives are decidedly in the direction of Science and
Rationalism. He has many years been freed from the binding and blinding theological
creeds and obligations. He regards priestcraft as one of the great evils which mankind for
thousands of years have been compelled to endure and support; and regards it as one of
the most important works that men of the present time can engage in to demolish the
idols of the past dark ages; to liberate the mind from the dwarfing and blighting effect of
pagan and Christian mythology and to dispense with the officious and expensive services
of a designing, useless, aristocratic and wily priesthood. He most desires to see the
human race advance in knowledge and truth and mental freedom, which science and
philosophy imparts to the diligent investigator. He believes ignorance to be the Devil,
Science the Savior of the world."
For those who finish the reading of these lectures and desire a further acquaintance with
the works of Gerald Massey, there are his greater works beginning with "Ancient Egypt,
the Light of the World."
INTRODUCTION
Gerald Massey, though a poet, Shakespearian scholar, and renowned Egyptologist, is best
remembered by his unswerving convictions. His research led him to the conclusion that
in Africa alone could be found the origins of myths, mysteries, symbols, languages and
religions. Egypt was the mouthpiece.
He did not hesitate to undertake to prove that all Christendom were the dupes of
delusions. His zeal caused him to challenge the scientists, the theologians, the
philologists, the anthropologists and sociologists. However, he did not rest his case there.
He was too much the honest scholar for that. Therefore, he presented to his peers the
abundant evidence resulting from his immense amount of research, which had been sifted
through the most reliable authorities.
In these present lectures Gerald Massey renewed his contention that the gnosis of
Christianity was primarily derived from Egypt on various lines of descent--Hebrew,
Persian, Greek, Alexandrian, Essenian and Nazarene. These converged in Rome where
the history was manufactured from identifiable matter recorded in the ancient Book of
Wisdom.
It was during this period that he delivered the lecture on GNOSTIC AND HISTORIC
CHRISTIANITY. He clearly depicts the origin of Christianity and makes it unequivocal
that it was not derived from Buddhism. Jesus spoke repeatedly about the Father. Massey
said, "The Buddha is the veiled God unveiled, the unmanifested made manifest, but not
by the line of descent from Father to Son. Buddha was begotten by his own becoming
before the time of divine paternity."
Long before man uttered a verbal prayer, he expressed himself by actions or gesturelanguage.
Massey discussed this at length in MAN IN SEARCH OF HIS SOUL
DURING FIFTY THOUSAND YEARS AND HOW HE FOUND IT. Present-day
psychologists recognize gesture-language as an indication of man's true unexpressed
attitudes, for unconsciously he assumes gestures revealing his thinking. The old cliché,
"Actions speak louder than words," has come full circle and vindicated Massey.
Massey had but one desire. He wanted to gain all the knowledge the past could afford
him, and then to supplement it with all that is known in the present. He maintained it was
impossible to understand the present without a profound knowledge of the past. Unless
man comprehended the laws of evolution and past development, and of present survival,
it was impossible to form an opinion that would be of value to anyone. With patience and